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Keeping the Dream Alive:Exploring Local History

The story of the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry at Island Mound will be one of the many stories youth will discover this week.

This summer from August 4-7, area youth will have the opportunity to explore regional historical sites and relive history. By the end of the week, participating youth will be "history experts". The program, called "Keeping the Dream Alive: Exploring Local History", will take place at Fort Scott National Historic Site in conjunction with the Trailblazer Workshop being held that week from August 4-8. While the Trailblazer Workshop meets in the morning, this program will be held in the afternoon. . The program is being sponsored by Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area, which is a coalition of about 200 sites in eastern Kansas and western Missouri.

Participants will meet at Fort Scott National Historic Site at noon on each of these days where lunch will be provided, followed by the field trip which will depart the site at 1:00 p.m. Transportation will be provided by bus. A representative from Freedom's Frontier NHA will accompany each day's field trip as will a representative from Fort Scott NHS. Field trips will return no later than 5:00 p.m. each day.

Registration for the field trips is now taking place. The program is open to youth ages 9-12 with space available for 20 participants. Youth attending the Trailblazer workshop may also sign up for the field trips. Please note that youth can attend the Trailblazer workshop without going on the field trips and youth can go on the field trips and not attend the Trailblazer program. The programs are sponsored by separate organizations but are being held in conjunction with each other. To register for either program, call 620-223-0310. Attendance in both is free of charge. Call soon as spaces are filling.